Fishing at Two Medicine Lake, Glacier County, Montana

• Overview

  Look for Two Medicine Lake in the Glacier County part of Montana. Elevation runs to 5,164 feet. Surface area runs to roughly 427 acres, so plan for one area rather than the whole. With 5.0 miles or so of shoreline, boat anglers cover ground the bank cannot. It is among the larger waters listed here for Glacier County. South Browning lies 18 miles from the water. Lethbridge is the closest city, 88 miles away. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Two Medicine Lake

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Fish documented in Glacier County include brook trout, northern pike and longnose sucker. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Fish Two Medicine Lake where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect August to average close to 56°F, with January the cold end at about 17°F. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near early May. Averages place the thaw at early May and the freeze at mid November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. Two Medicine Lake runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Mapping is blank for access, so scout the approach before committing the car. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. If the gate is shut, Pray Lake at 1.4 miles is the nearest alternative. Where Two Medicine Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.